"It is always a mystery to me why I have mike (microphone) fright on some occasions and not on others. Such fear is a great handicap, paralyzing; a common affliction, and yet hard to deal with. Such groundless fear is the subject of one of my early books, 'Randy's Dandy Lions'." This story "points out the difference between justified fear and unwarranted fear".

"With a tent full of people all staring at once

They suddenly froze, couldn't budge from their places

With baffled and terrified looks on their faces

All except Dudley the bravest of all

Who had just enough courage to stand on a ball

So the act was a flop and the crowd became rude.

They all stamped their feet, while they hissed and they booed."

DRAWINGS FROM ROUGH DRAFT